Presbyterian Panel Survey, November 1997 - Older Adult Ministries, Elders

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IMPTRANS In your opinion, how important is it for congregations to: provide support groups for older adults in transition (e.g., retirement, loss of spouse, serious illness, moving to a smaller living space)?   1) Very important   2) Important   3) Not very important   4) Not at all important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	472	57.7%	57.7%	-.8
Important	314	38.4%	96.1%	.92
Not very important	30	3.7%	99.8%	2.64
Not at all important	2	.2%	100%	4.36

Variable Comparisons

Gender Marital status Region Political party Family income Age Race

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Very important	65.6% 265	49.8% 205	57.6% 470
Important	31.2% 126	45.6% 188	38.5% 314
Not very important	3.0% 12	4.4% 18	3.7% 30
Not at all important	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 404	100.0% 412	816

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Very important	56.8% 398	63.6% 68	57.7% 466
Important	39.5% 277	32.7% 35	38.6% 312
Not very important	3.6% 25	2.8% 3	3.5% 28
Not at all important	0.1% 1	0.9% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 701	100.0% 107	808

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Very important	46.8% 66	50.8% 129	64.8% 195	66.9% 81	57.6% 471
Important	47.5% 67	44.9% 114	31.9% 96	30.6% 37	38.4% 314
Not very important	4.3% 6	4.3% 11	3.3% 10	2.5% 3	3.7% 30
Not at all important	1.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 254	100.0% 301	100.0% 121	817

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Very important	67.3% 134	52.2% 70	55.2% 255	50.0% 7	57.6% 466
Important	30.7% 61	42.5% 57	40.7% 188	35.7% 5	38.4% 311
Not very important	2.0% 4	5.2% 7	3.9% 18	7.1% 1	3.7% 30
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	7.1% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 199	100.0% 134	100.0% 462	100.0% 14	809

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Very important	57.1% 20	56.4% 132	58.5% 186	59.1% 114	57.9% 452
Important	31.4% 11	38.5% 90	38.1% 121	39.4% 76	38.2% 298
Not very important	11.4% 4	5.1% 12	2.8% 9	1.6% 3	3.6% 28
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 35	100.0% 234	100.0% 318	100.0% 193	780

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Very important	49.4% 40	56.6% 98	63.9% 189	53.8% 140	57.7% 467
Important	45.7% 37	39.9% 69	32.8% 97	41.5% 108	38.4% 311
Not very important	4.9% 4	3.5% 6	3.0% 9	4.2% 11	3.7% 30
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.4% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 81	100.0% 173	100.0% 296	100.0% 260	810

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Very important	57.8% 463	0.0% 0	55.6% 5	57.6% 468
Important	38.5% 308	100.0% 3	22.2% 2	38.5% 313
Not very important	3.5% 28	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	3.7% 30
Not at all important	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 801	100.0% 3	100.0% 9	813